moat

Example Sentences

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“Not that many companies out there that have this kind of moat, which is a global wallet that everyone recognizes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's got no moat but it has got a little railway I can drive around," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

After the quake, thousands of people whose homes had been made uninhabitable or who feared aftershocks slept out for weeks by the moat, but it is once again the preserve of morning joggers and sightseers.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The lawyer didn’t buy the answer, charging that the moat was Live Nation’s alleged practice of threatening venues into using Ticketmaster to secure the best concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

She looked out not upon a moat teeming with monsters or guards marching back and forth, but on streets indifferently paved with cobblestones.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby